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Michelle’s best friend Andrew has always been her idea of a perfect partner - or at least, he would have been if she wasn’t a gold-star, card-carrying lesbian. Despite being besties since childhood and knowing each other about as well as two people can, they both know it can never be more than a friendship between them. But when Michelle realizes that the VR gaming technology they both love so much offers her an interesting alternative to the problem, she innocently persuades Andrew to give her a full-mind scan of his brain on a disc, which he does happily....

Whether in the Old West or the Australian outback, New England or the Great Plains, the lesbian cowboys in these stories work hard, ride hard, and play hard in the saddle and in bed. Contributors Radclyffe and Jove Belle depict the rough and tumble world of female rodeo riders, while Cheyenne Blue describes a charged encounter between a renegade cattle driver and national park ranger, and Delilah Devlin writes about a hired hand who may be a woman, but is more than a match for any man. Lesbian Cowboys is sexy, steamy, and crackling with erotic energy.

Three destinies, one remarkable painting. Will her visions lead her to the truth? Art historian Angela Renatus is haunted by dreams of Leonardo da Vinci and a mysterious painting of Giuliano Medici and his mistress Fioretta Gorini. A painting that, as far as the world knows, doesn't exist. Compelled by her visions, Angela is determined to find out the truth. When Angela is contacted by art detective Alex Caine, she's shocked to learn that he too is seeking the same painting. But someone else is searching for it - Alberto Scordato is a powerful man in the art world and a sociopath who will stop at nothing, even murder, to get what he wants.

Melinda takes the advice of her best friend, Chris. She signs up for a new dating service that pairs you statistically with the one you're supposed to love. Finding it - love, that is - using the more conventional methods has not been a successful venture for Mindy, and with her biological clock ticking, she uses a more desperate method and takes the plunge into a possible happily ever after. The thing is, when she boards the boat to a secret location, she doesn't realize the man waiting for her is someone she's previously met.

When Belle Boggs' "The Art of Waiting" was published in Orion in 2012, it went viral, leading to republication in Harper's Magazine and an interview on NPR's The Diane Rehm Show. In that heartbreaking essay, Boggs eloquently recounts her realization that she might never be able to conceive. She searches the apparently fertile world around her - the emergence of 13-year cicadas, the birth of eaglets near her rural home, and an unusual gorilla pregnancy at a local zoo - for signs that she is not alone.

After he captures Lady Lily Rouge's carriage, Sir Marrok Ulfang, aka the biggest baddest wolf the Enchanted Forest has ever seen, has only one day to win her heart and claim her first sexual surrender, even if it means giving the nosey pixies fluttering outside his cottage window an eyeful. Otherwise, a wolf shapeshifter he'll stay, damned to remain in the lonely Enchanted Forest forever. But while he can arouse her virginal body to fever pitch, he quickly learns that Lily has a mind and will of her own.

When Eric meets a wealthy, mysterious stranger named Ari who offers him an outrageous proposal, Eric is skeptical at first. Ari will pay Eric a ridiculous amount of money and promise to solve his problems with love, on the condition that he surrender his identification and do everything Ari says for just a few days. Ari's money is good, and Eric is too curious not to accept. Soon, Ari has transformed him into Erin, with a whole new rush of exciting and confusing feelings, opening the door to a passionate affair that Erin comes to love more than she ever loved her time as a man.

War never changes, but it’s always unpredictable anyway.... Killian Black was a billionaire business mogul who knew that the only way to survive the coming war would be to use his futuristic backup body cloning technology to protect himself, but when the bombs are dropped and he wakes up in a strange, post-apocalyptic desert wasteland cloning facility, he realizes that things have gone very, very wrong. Years have passed, the staff are all dead or gone, and the backup process failed him. His clone was lost forever.

Mistletoe, Maine, is buzzing and not just because Christmas is around the corner! Dante West, local cutie-turned-Hollywood hunk, is returning home to make his next movie. Everyone in town is excited...except librarian Lucy Marshall. When Dante took off for LA without warning - or even a goodbye - he broke Lucy’s heart. She swore not to spend one more minute thinking about her ex, but Dante makes an offer Lucy’s struggling library can’t refuse: a major donation to film on-site.

When Sam Marconi packs up her home and leaves Las Vegas behind her, she pictures an idyllic life waiting for her and her daughter, Beth, in Bitterroot, Idaho. After saving for years, Sam finally has enough to chase her dream of owning and operating a small roadside motel. When she arrives, she finds her new business in a derelict state that makes Sam second-guess her decision to move. For Olly Jones, home has always been in the stretch of road between houses. She feels an inexplicable, irrepressible tug pulling her ever forward, searching for...something. She trusts she'll know it when she finds it.

Are you interested in diving deeper into the psychology of sex, seeking to improve your understanding of sexuality and develop a richer, more meaningful connection with your loved one? Or are you curious about what it takes to make sure she experiences the big O (or a few of them) every single time? Online guides recommend everything but the kitchen sink - from changing positions to talking dirty. These, however, aren’t going to bring on the desired result unless you change your perception of the female orgasm.

Between 1929 and 1974, more than 7,600 North Carolinians were sterilized, sometimes without informed consent and frequently under coercion. The victims, poor men and women from around the state, were never compensated for losing the ability to conceive children. Nearly 40 years later, during a rancorous 2013 legislative session in which severe restrictions on abortion, voting rights and funding for public education were passed, the state got another chance to right one of its most shameful acts.

John and his wife Melissa just can’t seem to get along. He's sick and tired of doing all the work around the house while she loafs around and shows up to her modeling gigs once in a while, and she's frustrated that John doesn't understand how much effort she actually puts into her career. In the middle of one of their heated arguments, John suddenly wishes that Melissa could get just a small taste of what it feels like to be him, but he's completely unprepared for his wish to be granted!

A successful CEO by day, Katelyn looks forward to the minute she crosses the threshold to shed all of her adulthood stress and worries and become a carefree, mischievous little mess maker. Surrounded by her loving Daddy and adoring Auntie and Uncle, Katie learns that the love, safety, and guidance of her little family are what make her feel complete. Exploring the little girl who lives inside, the one that she has hidden for far too long, she spends her free time building elaborate Lego structures, playing in her special tree house, and visiting parks and candy stores with her Auntie.

I’m sleeping with my dad’s billionaire best friend. I headed to Mystic, Connecticut, a month ago to help a family friend, not seduce him. Mateo Steele. He’s a grump—damaged and broody. He is also a Grade A silver fox—former SEAL, with a fantastic body and beautiful blue-grey eyes. Being a 28-year-old virgin is a rarity, but I am ready to be broken open by this hot stud of a man. The problem is that he is off-limits. I started working at the beautiful Inn he built right on the water. While checking in guests, I’m checking him out. Mateo starts to let his guard down and saves me ...

Getting stuck on a cruise ship with my brother’s grumpy billionaire best friend is not what I signed up for. My dream art residency turns into a canvas of chaos. When I spill the wine on Alexander Pope, a billionaire bad boy with a reputation that precedes him, I know I’m in trouble. He's a walking masterpiece of arrogance, and my brother warns me to stay away from him. He toys with people’s emotions, and he’s quite easily detached. But his deep blue eyes see through my paintings and unlock my guarded heart. His lips and his touch are so irresistible. I'm torn between loyalty to my ...

Una inspiradora historia sobre la amistad, la felicidad y el verdadero sentido de la vida. Ben Schilling, 37 años, exitoso director de televisión, está deprimido. ¿Agotamiento? ¿Crisis de los cuarenta? No lo sabe. Una mañana decide escapar de todo e irse de viaje ese mismo día, donde quiera que le lleve el viento. En la soleada isla de ensueño de Creta, conoce a Max, de 72 años. Y tiene algo que al director le gustaría tener: un brillo extraordinario en los ojos lleno de ligereza y alegría de vivir.

Best friends Seth and Noah set off for the ultimate spring break Mexican vacation. But an ill-advised nighttime jaunt to some off-limits ancient Mayan ruins puts the guys face-to-face with an incarnate Mayan goddess. She’s powerful, gorgeous, and pissed off at all the people who keep exploring her temple and taking her sacred objects. Fed up with thieves, she punishes Seth for the intrusion by transforming him into her own image - a ravishingly hot Mayan maiden - and tells him that he can’t have his old body back until they recover her sacred statue from the thieves who took it.

When the moon is full or the gods feel whimsical, mortal forms become malleable and men find themselves experiencing all-new perspectives! Alyson’s latest three-book bundle focuses on romantic transformations spurred by curses and gods, where men learn what life is like for a whole different gender and may even come to like it before their lesson is over.... Curl up with these steamy romances and bring a little magic into your life!

Asher "Ghost" Collins and Natalie Kovac shared a passionate night together. One neither of them can forget. Why is it so hard for them to be around each other? With no hope of the two getting along, they decide to go their separate ways. And somehow end up closer than they've ever been. Will friendship ever be enough for the pair?